If I want to change the cable modem that I'm using now, will I have to do any set up or programming of the modem, or is it just straight plug and play? I've been renting the modem from Comcast, but it occured to me that that's kind of stupid.<br><br>____________________________________________________<br>Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,<br>But to be young was very heaven!

I've been looking on line, and it looks like the authentication is based on the modem's MAC address. I don't know if that's still true, but if it is I guess we'd have to let the ISP know what the new MAC address is.<br><br>____________________________________________________<br>Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,<br>But to be young was very heaven!

i use comcast and i've used SBC Yahoo and AT&T broadband. in each case the only MAC address that mattered was the one i typed into the Router; not the modem. i think the modem is largely dumb and just a relay-type machine. i always thought they were plug-and-play, so to speak.<br><br>--<br>"I am mindful that diversity is one of the strengths of the country" --president bush on 9/27/05

Can I get a "yo" from someone who has done this in the past year? It seems like the big providers are moving away from having to provide that MAC address. Years ago I had to do the MAC of the computer, then the router. Do they still need the MAC from the last bit of hardware, the cable modem?<br><br>The hardest part of internet life is getting Comcast on the phone. ( I can't complain though since I have figured out to call at 3:25 AM in the morning.)<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

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